Emiliano Franco Pola (born 21 October 1994) he is a

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-born

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player. He plays as an

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for

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of the

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Career

Franco started his career with

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. He made his professional debut with the club during the

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season, playing the final thirty-two minutes of a 2–0 defeat to

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on 15 May 2016. He made one further appearance a week later against

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. On 27 August 2017, Franco joined

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side

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. His first appearance arrived on 4 October versus Gimnasia y Esgrima. Ahead of the

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, Franco was signed by

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. After eighteen appearances, Franco then spent 2019–20 with Huracán Las Heras. In 2020, Franco switched Argentina for Portugal after agreeing terms with AD Oliveirense. He made his debut in a Campeonato de Portugal defeat to Marítimo B on 9 February, which preceded three further appearances before the season's curtailment due to the

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. The succeeding September saw Franco move to Spain with

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team

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. He scored his first senior goal on debut against

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on 10 January. His next goal arrived on 21 March versus

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Personal life

He is the son of former

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international footballer

Darío Franco Darío Javier Franco Gatti (born 17 January 1969) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Arsenal Sarandí. Playing career Club Franco made his football debut in his nativ ...

. Franco became stranded in Portugal during the

, having also not been paid since his arrival. He managed to return to his homeland in May after the Associação de Emergência Humanitária intervened.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Franco, Emiliano 1994 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine Primera División players Torneo Federal A players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Tercera División players Newell's Old Boys footballers Club Atlético Douglas Haig players Defensores de Belgrano de Villa Ramallo players AD Oliveirense players CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen